I'll be there with my girlfriend and a couple buddies. We're driving out on Weds morning (though she will be joining later as she is a teacher and could not get weds off). Thankfully it's only about a 2 hour drive for us ;-)

I'm not getting there until Thursday - it's my first conference and I look forward to meeting forum contributors and hearing some great talks, then having some great beers. I just don't know what to expect in terms of time frames. It sounds like I will be busy at the NHC! My wife is tagging along as a good sport...so I hope she can stay interested.